The jury of the X Yuri Grigorovich International Competition «Young Ballet of the World» will include authoritative figures in the choreographic arts from Russia and around the world: choreographers, teachers, and directors of theaters and ballet schools.
Marina Leonova
Chairperson of the Jury
People’s Artist of Russia, Professor, teacher, Doctor of Arts, public figure
Vyacheslav Gordeyev
Deputy Chairperson of the Jury
People’s Artist of the USSR, Professor, Artistic Director of the Russian Ballet Theatre, Head of the Choreography Department at the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS)
B. Tan Sağtürk
Deputy Chairperson of the Jury
Laureate of the State Order of the President of Türkiye for Culture and Arts, General Director and Artistic Director of the General Directorate of State Opera and Ballet Theatres, Vice President of the International Federation of Ballet Competitions
Eldar Aliyev
People’s Artist of Russia, Artistic Director of the Ballet Company of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre
Sergey Bobrov
Honored Artist of Russia, Artistic Director of the Ballet Company of the Varna Opera and Ballet Theatre
Yury Vasyuchenko
Honored Artist of Russia, ballet master, teacher, former Premier of the Bolshoi Theatre
Margarita Drozdova
People’s Artist of the USSR, Professor, ballet coach at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre
Valentin Elizariev
People’s Artist of the USSR, Professor at the Belarusian State Academy of Music
Konstantin Ivanov
Honored Artist of Russia, People’s Artist of the Republic of Mari El, Artistic Director of the Sapaev Mari State Opera and Ballet Theatre, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture of the Republic of Mari El
Denis Medvedev
Honored Artist of Russia, Teacher at the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, guest teacher at the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia
Margherita Parrilla
Senior Expert in Ballet and Choreographic Education at the National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes, Ministry of Education, Universities, and Research of Italy; former prima ballerina of the Rome Opera
Vadim Pisarev
People’s Artist of the Ukrainian SSR, Artistic Director of the Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theatre Donbass Opera
Sergey Usanov
Honored Art Worker of Russia, General Director of the International Federation of Ballet Competitions
Jun Seok Choi
Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Korean Ballet Association, General Director of BALLET & MODEL AI